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Sunday, December 30, 2012

New Year's Eve Party Recipes for the Healthy Foodie

New Year's Eve doesn't have to be the final over-indulgent blowout of the holiday season: you can have a great time, feel completely festive, and make a nod toward cleaning up your act before New Year's Day rears its head.

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"Whether you're hosting a full house with all of your friends or watching the ball drop with your sweetheart, tasty appetizers and fun—maybe fizzy—drinks are in order." Try some of the recipes in Eating Well Magazine's "Easy Cocktail Party," or go for their Italian style simple New Year's Eve dinner. Don't want to do a lot of work while your guests are with you? Then check out EW's "Make-Ahead Cocktail Party" menu. Click on this link to see all these recipes and more.HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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My day job is college professor -- of mass communication and journalism, at the University of Cincinnati. I've probably got a few more years to go, and it's a good gig. Love to travel, cook, dine out, and work out.